Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 51 min4:36 am – 9:26 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 39 min8:08 am – 3:47 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People7,488 residentsin the March West census areaMedian age 49.33,331 households70% of homes owner-occupied43% owned outright11% social rented, 18% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting4.6% unemployment rate54% of adults are economically active, 3,265 in work, 32% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 16%, health and social work 13%, construction 12%Getting to work: 21% work from home, 65% go by car, 2% take public transport, 12% walk or cycle50% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages20% of adults hold a degree or higher25% have no qualifications, 7% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 96%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 23°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 8°C, lows 2°C579 mm of rain a year, 13 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October40 days of air frost, 25 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearSource: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Parks and green spacesWest End Parkpark · under a mile · 10 haMarch Town Cricket Clubplaying field · under a mile · 3 haMarch Golf Clubgolf course · under a mile · 24 haMarch Town Football Club Sports Groundplaying field · 1.0 miGeorge Campbell Leisure Centresports ground · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes32 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19706 of magnitude 3+, 1 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 28 Oct 200144 mi away, Melton Mowbray, LeicsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 29 Mar 202347 mi away, Horncastle, LincsSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Flood riskRivers and sea: no mapped risk within 500 m of the centreSource: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea
Air qualityNO2 5.3 · PM2.5 7.0 · PM10 12 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband95% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband98% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.1% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)3,546 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation4 m13 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from -2 to 6 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalCuh At Doddington Hospital2.9 miGP surgeryMercheford House3 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyCornerstone Pharmacy4 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistBroad Street (Dental Surgery)under a mileSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi5 schools4 primary, 1 secondarySecondaryNeale-Wade Academyages 11-18, 1,130 pupilsunder a milePrimaryBurrowmoor Primary Academyages 2-11, 326 pupilsunder a milePrimaryCavalry Primary Schoolages 3-11, 407 pupilsunder a mileCollegeInspire Education Group13.4 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLondon Stansted Airport STN46 miRailway stationMarch1.5 miBus stationBus InterchangeWhittlesey8.8 miFerryWest Lynn Ferry Landing20 miBus stops40 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the PE15 postcode district.
